Car construction.



A. H. SISSON;

GAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION rum) 001212, 1911.

1,112,856. Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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Patented Oct. 6,1914.

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. SISSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FORSYTH BROTHERS GOM- PANY, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

' j Be it known thatv I, ALBERT H. SISSON, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ear constructions, and refers particularly to an improved type of car frame and sheathing used in connec tion therewith.

I have found that it is particularly advantageous in order to obtain 'a car of light and strong construction to employ supporting members which are suitably disposed on the sides of the car. These supporting members may consist of plates or sheathing formed so as to have the function of a sup porting framework. ,When the sheathingis. formed in this manner, reinforcing angle. irons or the likemay be used in conjunction with the supporting portions of the sheathlight materiahwhile affording the maximum strength.

These and other advantages of my inverttion will be more readilv understood by refj erence to the accompanying drawings, which show preferred embodiments of my mprovements, and in Wl'l1Ch-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portiorr 'of a car. Fig. 2 is a perspective showing a portion of the side of a car. in which asomewhat modified construction is used fromthat the lower portion of the car sheathing and the parts associated therewith; Fig.. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5-, but showing .a mod1- lied construction; and Fig. Tis a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing a still further modified construction.

rality of side sheathing plates 11. sheathing plates are formed withv the diago- In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the car is shown as having a roof 10 and a plu- These nally disposed truss members 12 and the yertical'members 13. Between the vertical members 13 and the diagonal truss members 12 are formed the panels 14. If so desired" a window 15, ado or 16, on the like, may be formed between the vertical members 13, 13.

The diagonal truss members 12 are prefer ably reinforced-by suitableangle irons or the like, and inside of the vertical members 13 may be located the car posts.

In the construction illustrated in F ig. 2 aplate 17 is formed with its portions 18 projecting laterally and the portion 19 proecting downwardly and extending on its lower part over the plate 20 located on the outside of the car post; said lower plate 20 may, as shown at 20 be out-set so as to have the plates 17 and 20 in the same'plane. If

desired however, the plate 17 may be formed integrally with the late 20 or with the plates 20 and 21, or p ate 1? may be formed separately from plates 20 and 21, the latter being formed integrally with each other.

The outer-sheathing 21 below the belt rail v 22 is formed with the obliquely disposed portions 23 between which are the panels 24.-

Within the obliquely disposed members 23 of the outer sheathing 21 are placed the angle irons 2 5, each of which may extend upwardly within the car post .3' represented as, a whole by 26. Each angle iron passes downwardly within an obliquely disposed member, to which it is fastened by rivets 27 and is also fastenedat its lower angular portion 28 to the angle iron 29. The plates 17 are fastened to the car posts 26 by means of the angle irons by straps 30, to which the plates 20 of the car posts 26 and the plates 17 are riveted. If desired, the lates 2-0 of. the car posts 26 may be suitably bent to form sash guides for the window sashes 31.

As clearly shown-in the right-hand portion 1 of Fig. 2, the plate 20 extends preferably upwardly within the lower portion 19 of the plate 17,, although the edges of these plates might abut each other. The adjaoent,;;edges of the portions 18 ofthe plates 17 arefas tened ;to the upwardly extending post- 32, and, if desired, a re nforcing plate 33 may also be used.

In Fig. 2 I have show theangle irons. 25 as the strengthening means for the obliquely disposed members 23- ,of the sheathing21.

In FigJS I have shown/Jan enlarged secwith bearing or spacing'blocks or strips 31' the rivets 37.

,rail to retain the outer sheathing 21 and lips 3lof the fianges:3l ,the glass being reflange 31 ','which latter flangeis also riveted lips 17 of the flange 17 In Fig. 411 have shown an enlarged per f vspective and cross-sectional ;view through the post construction on the line H of In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified form gwhich the members 23 are reinforced bya suitably formed plate member 34 the'upper sheathings is located the intermediate plate berAL This intermediate plate-39 extends downwardly-to the blockelil, which, in turn,

the obliquely disposed member 23 are the suitably bent reinforcing me'mbers 4-1, which 38'. The members 44:, the intermediate plate 39- and the outer and inner sheathings 21 and '38-are fastened together by means of rivets 46.

tional View taken #011 line 33 of Fig. 2 in which 31 denotes \the'upper glass provlded and bearing against the inwardly extending ta'ined imposition by means of the glazing strips '31 having screws'31 Beneath the lowermarginof the glass 31 is the crossbar 31 which is secured to. the lower portions 19 of the plates 17, and rests upon, the front portion of the outer member 31 The. cross-bar 31 is proyi'ded on its inner face with flanges 3,1 which are riveted to the to the lip 31 of the fiangefil and to the Fig. 2 in whichthe members and their mannerof assemblingwith'each other are clearly indicated.

of construction over that shown in Fig.2 in

andlower edges/35 and 36.of whicl1"are' fastened -to the sheathing 21 by means of In the construction shown in Fig. 6 I em; ploy aninner sheathing 38 in addition tothe outer sheathin 21-. Between these.

39, which engages at'its upper edge the horizontal portion {10 of the strengthening-memis fastened to the angle iron 29, separated at its lower portion from the outer sheathing" 21 by means of the block '43. IVithin are held in position between the member 23 of theouter sheathing 21 and the -CO1I".- sponding member 45 of the inner sheathing" In the construction shown in Fig. 7 no intermediate plate 39 is used,'but asuitably bent reinforcing member 4-7 is located between the member 2-3 of the outer sheathing' 21 and the member 45 of the inner sheathing 38, While a similarly bent-rein- .lorcing member is used'Within the belt the inner sheathin -SS in the a nrooriate positions.-

' 'Itwill be apparent to those skilled inthe art that many changes could be made in for .said car post, substantially. as described.

3; In acar .construction, the combinabelow said belt rail,- said sheathing'having obliquely disposed strengthening members formed therein, a car post, and a separate 4. In a car construction, the combination of a sheathing having obliquely disposed strengthening -m,embers formed .integrally therewith at an angleto each other, and reintorcingmeans within Said strengthening members, substantially as described.

'5. In a car construction, the combination ofrabelt rail, a sheathing extending below said belt rail and-having obliquely disposed strengthening members formed therein, a car post having a Window opening adjacent thereto, a second sheathing for said .car.post, and a'thirdsheathing above said window opening and having a portion extending downwardly .over said car post,

stantially as described. I

,tion ,of a belt rail, a. sheathing extending sheathing for saidcar post, substantially as described;

6. In car construction, the combiner tion of a belt rail, a sheathing extending below said belt rail and having obliquely disposed strengthening members formed therein, and re nforcing means withm said strengthening Y members, said 'i'einforcing means extend-mg upwardly into sa d "car post, substantially as described. 1 I v,

In a side construct on for railway cars, having a plurality of window openings, of a sheet metal plate di'sposedbetween a pair 3 of such window openings, edges of such plate constituting portions of the margin of the window openings, said edges having flanges integral with theplate and lying in an offset parallel plane and'adapted for thereception and retention of the Window sash.

ALBERT 'H. SISSON.

ll'itnesses:

5. ELIZABETH BRAXDT, MARGARET Annnasox. 

